Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He is very much in contention for a first-team place , although he may not think so after playing for the juniors . |
| 2 | I do n't feel much like juggling with the scheduling this morning . ’ |
| 3 | The latter he can do only by depositing with the collector the whole amount of the duty . |
| 4 | If one was asked to produce a summary of the kind of case into which the tribunal was intended to inquire one would do so by looking at the situations which the tribunal has to determine which are mentioned in the statute . |
| 5 | Anyone who would like to make recommendations can do so by writing to the Department of the Environment at Room 11/20 , Tollgate House , Houlton Street , Bristol BS2 9DJ , quoting the reference APP/C/92/M1710/616168 . |
| 6 | Pensioner members who wish to take up this suggestion may do so by writing to the Honorary finance Officer stating when they retired/resigned from the Bank and quote their membership/staff number and , in their letter , incorporate a clear request that all or part of the sum be donated to the Frank Holden Defence Fund . . . |
| 7 | In her eyes , she could only do so by stepping outside the framework imposed by the Act . |
| 8 | Back then , I 'd watch Tonight before heading to the West End to play in Roar Like A Dove . |
| 9 | Although this adaptation may have succeeded in improving the general light level , you can do more by adding to the illumination of individual areas , so take a look at what other light sources are available . |
| 10 | In her present sensitive frame of mind she did n't feel up to looking like the poor relation beside him , but then , she had no intention of going anywhere near him . |
| 11 | If the champagne bottle had survived she 'd probably be in that state anyway , and it would at least postpone the inevitable for a while ; she did n't feel up to coping with the consequences of her behaviour just yet . |
| 12 | The strange fact that the professional practitioners of quantum mechanics can calculate away without worrying about the outcome of the debates about the foundations of their subject is only possible because there is a well-defined set of rules about how to set up the problems and how to do the sums . |
| 13 | She may look back with longing to the coffee-breaks and lunch hours she used to share with colleagues at work , which may seem in retrospect to have been so full of interest- and best of all , laughter , forgetting any strains that existed in her job . |
| 14 | Liability could follow simply from passing on the statement . |
| 15 | Sitting up in her hospital bed in the Lancashire resort 's Victoria Hospital , Nicola told staff that she was trying to make her money go further by making for the seaside town . |
| 16 | So has the ex-Florence Nightingale found her ideal job or will she go back to looking after the sick ? |
| 17 | Next time a stranger tries to stop you in the street , perhaps you should think twice about looking at the pavement and brushing past . |
| 18 | But Ralph did n't think twice about returning to the school , nicknamed the Killing Fields because so many fledgling careers are buried there with only 40 tour cards on offer . |
| 19 | Though big firms can afford to take a risk , private investors should think twice before buying in the east . |
| 20 | You 've got ta get on without looking at the book , Grant . |
| 21 | And she can not get up without going on the phone . |
| 22 | We can not escape really by withdrawing into the seclusion of art . |
| 23 | Let me therefore start afresh by looking at the common law . |
| 24 | Erm , so , I 'm gon na start off by talking about the Local Government Unit , where it fits in the Council organisation . |
| 25 | He could mature well after coming through the junior ranks . |
| 26 | As with classroom practice , it can learn much by attending to the best of what is taking place in its schools . |
| 27 | The student can , however , learn much from listening to the exchange of views , and can contribute by reporting her own observation of the patient . |
| 28 | Marie could look after the baby and I could help out by going to the shops for fags and milk and stuff like that . |
| 29 | He could easily find out by groping for the clock , lifting it to his line of vision , and pressing the button that illuminates the digital display . |
| 30 | In terms of detailed variance analysis , it does not , it seems to me , have much of an advantage over conventional standard costing in most situations , but it does help considerably in focusing on the key competitive issues . |